Food & drink
Borough Market’s latest beer now on sale
Drinkers at the Globe Tavern in Borough Market can now enjoy a beer produced from hops grown just a few yards away in the Market Hall and flavoured with tea from a nearby trader.
Business
Waterloo
John Calder, founder of Waterloo’s Calder Bookshop, dies aged 91
John Calder, who opened the Calder Bookshop in The Cut, has died at the age of 91.
Southwark
'What does Brexit mean for Southwark?' - councillors hold debate
SE1 restaurants and hotels are finding it harder to recruit staff since Britain voted to leave the European Union and businesses are putting off decisions due to political and economic uncertainty, business representatives told councillors this week.
History
New book traces Harrods' Southwark roots
A new book on the history of Harrods has revealed that not only was the famous Knightsbridge store founded in Borough High Street but it began as a drapers rather than a grocer as widely claimed.
Food & drink
The Co-operative Food acquires four SE1 Costcutter stores
Four SE1 Costcutter convenience stores have been acquired by the Co-operative Group.
